Can attachment.



H. c. MERKER.

CAN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1914.

' 1,1,601. Patented June 8, 1915.

. STATES PATE ornron.

HARRY 0. Manama, or SEAT E, wasnmoroiv.

' can ATTACHMENT.

To all. whom it may concern Be'itknown that I, HARRY C. Mniznnn, a

citizen of theUnited States, residing at Seattle, in the county ofKing and State of Washington, have invented new and useful- Improvements in Can Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to can attachments,

and particularly to an attachment for cans, syrup cans .or the like; and it ,/has for its object the provision .of an attachment which-may be connected with the-'can'in a tiallyair-tight connection may be formed visionof clamping means for securing the I Fig. 3 is a similar view,

betweenthe head of the can and the attachment after the .latter is in position on the former.

Another object ofthe invention is the proattachment to-the can and the embodiment in such means of a controlling lever which when adjusted to one position will serve as a handle. I

. A further object of the invention is the provision of a can attachment in which the clamping means. for-securing the attachment to the can will consist of a plurality of gripping elements ofvarying relative sizes and the arrangement of said elements whereby they will readily accommodate themselves to cans of different sizes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure .1 is a perspective view of a can, showing the application of an attachment thereto; Fig. 2 is a side view-thereof, showing the lever of the clamping means in an inactive position;

Specification of Letters Patent.

showing the lever Patented June 18,1915.

Application filed March 17, 1914. Seri'aLNo. 825,886;

in its .elamped position and illustrating part of. the can section. The devlce, while mainly for use upon cans in which evapo- "rated creams or the like are usually sol or .ca'ns containing syrups or the like,.it is to be like.

In tion, it is desired that an operative airrtight connection will be formed between thecan and the attachment. when the latter applied and inview thereof it is preferred to employ a plate 1, which is adapted to overbeing constructed pri- View of the stated object of the inrem punderstood that I do not in. any way desire to l1m1t myself to such use as it is obviously seen that the attachment may be. used in con 5 nection with cans containing paint ontlie tti lie the head of the can-A shown in the-draw'- I ings. Extending through the plate is a discharge nozzle or spout 2, thelower end of which is split longitudinally, as at 3,1 and formed with mating portions 4 that are restricted in width toward their lower ends.

- After splitting the tube on which the nozzle is formed, the portions or mating sections 4 are pressed together so that the lower end of the nozzle is pointed to permit it to readily penetrate the head B of. the can. The said sections or portions 4 are provided along their side edges with'notches 5, and as illustrated the notches of one section mate with notches of other adj acentsections when the sections are pressedtoward each other to form the described pointed end of the nozzle and these passages thus. form a means of end of the nozzle at a point immediately becommunication between the nozzle,.'and the inside of the can. Embracing the pointed neath the plate 1 is a yieldable' gasket 1',

which bears'against the head of the can, and which is adapted to seal the joint between the can and the adjustment to prevent the evaporationof the contents ofthe can.

The nozzle is curved in a longitudinal direction, and its discharge end has fitted thereto a small removable cap'7 which when fitted to the nozzle serves to prevent the entrance of foreign matter within the can. By curving the nozzle in the described manner its outer. end may be conveniently grasped and pressure applied thereto to cause the. point properly to prevent ordinary conditions, while connec the nozzle. from bending, under of the nozzle to readily penetrate and enter the head of the can. In order Q a v i int-easel attachment with the can, I provide a bracket 8 riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the plate 1, and this bracket is provided with two or more brace arms 9, 9 whose terminals are made to embrace the nozzle below the discharge end thereof and such terminals are then riveted or Otherwise suitably secured together, as at '10. p

Inorder to-permit the liquid to readily flow from the can when the latter is tilted to discharge the liquid, it is preferred to form a vent opening B in the head of the can'and formed in the plate 1 is a similar vent open ing 11 which is adapted to aline with the opening B and to permit air to enter the can to replace the liquid as the latter .is' discharged from the can. It is preferred to cover the opening 11 when thecan' is not in use and to thereby prevent dust or other foreign particles entering the vent openings. For this purpose I employ a small cover 12 pivoted at 13 to the head of the can and adapted to be readily swung over the open mgs.

It is described that the attachment may be formed whereby any ordinary can may be quickly converted into a substantially pitcher-like structure, and it is further. de-

scribed that means are. employed for opera tively securing the attachment in place upon the can and to effect the foregoing use is made of a rocking lever constructed from a single length of wire preferably and provided with inter-twisted terminals 14 and 15 curved or otherwise suitably formedor.

shaped like a handle that may bereadily grasped between the fingers of the hand durlng the operation of pouring/the contents from the ca'n.- .This handle is also the manipulatingmeans whereby the clamping elements may be properly advanced into en-' gagement with the can. The branches 14 and l5 are respectively offset in opposite directions, as at 16 and 17, and they are then extended downwardlyat 18 and then inwardly toward thecenter of the can, as at 19, and they are then provided with extensions 20 that are arranged at an obtuse angle substantially in the directions of the portions 19 and they are connected together by a bar 21. This bar receives the eyes of com- 7 panion gripping elements 22, 23 and 24 respectively. Each of these elements is of substantially U-form and it is vprovided with a pair of side branches 25, 25 and relatively arcuatev bars 26. It Is stated that these elethe elementsare of different sizes and they are adapted to be used as. companions. The two smaller elements may be'brought *into service when it is desired to connect the attachment with a small can, while when it is desired to connect the same with a large can one of the small elements is used and the remaining large element. After pressure is applied to the plate 1 .to cause the point of the spout or nozzle to extend through the head of the can, the controlling lever is de pressed, thus causing two of the clamping elements to be moved into proper engagement with the can. Slight pressure in-a downward direction may be applied to the disk by the hand of the operator and when the controlling lever of the clamping ele ment is rocked to bring these elements into proper purchase with the can, the gasket 6 may be the can.

Through thearrangement set forthin the foregoing, the handle of the gripping lever willbe disposed at atpoint diametrically opposite the nozzle when the attachment is properly seated against-the head ofv cw I applied to the can and the handle may be tending from the plate to opposite sides of the nozzle, a pair of U'shaped gripping jaws to engage opposite sides of the can and arranged on said plate, the arms of one of said jaws extending through the spaces between the nozzle and the braces, and a lever having spaced arms to bear on the plate and a crank portion connecting said arms, the said gripping jaws having their armspivotally connected to the crank portion of the lever.

in presence of two'witnesses.

' i C. MERKER.

Witnesses:

LLOYD J. MA RSH, MATT. Bran.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 

